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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
3
The article notes a bottle shortage causing beer scarcity in Bridgetown and other towns. It cites thousands of bottles waiting to be collected, including a batch of a hundred dozen, and urges a concerted effort to gather bottles to end the shortage.
Centrals defeated Nannup in a ding dong battle to maintain their lead in the Nelson Association Premiership. The teams listed their lineups with 19th men and early scoring by Centrals’ Winnish set the tone, followed by a strong mark and six pointer by Lindsay.
A detailed relay of a hard fought Sunday match sees Nannup and Centrals trading leads. Nan nup's R Howes and Spitz score while Jeffreys and Wakefield impact Centrals’ fight back. Final tally Cent rals 14 goals 12 behinds, Nannup 9 12.
After the game coach Glennie spoke about Centrals performance. Jim remarked that he would have been pleased even if they had not won, because they finished on a strong note.
Allen and Rowlands combined to restart play as Helzinger thwarted moves and Rowe to Widdison cleared. Pollock marked and sent to Rowe who delivered a strong kick. Sella to Rowlands swung play for the visitors while Lindsay earned a free and Glennie set up a goal effort. For a time the flow favored the ball.
Nannup t graders defeated Centrals 2nd eighteen 10 goals 12 points to 3 goals 6 points. The match stayed tight with frequent stoppages and hard hits, Umpire McDonald struggled to keep play open, and the outcome remained in balance until the final three minutes.
Nannup clinches a 12.12 tally led by goals from Witnish three and Westlake two as Central’s W Carter and Wy and others share scoring. Nannup’s Howe 4 Wakefield 3 Spitz 4 Helzinger 2 Dean 1 also contribute with solid team play and midfield work from Allen Lindsay Green and Warner.
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